Verrado High School
Week 40
😎 Happy Summer Break 😎
NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello Parents/Guardians!
We hope you're having a wonderful Summer so far! Just a couple updates/reminders!A.) Summer Office Hours are Mon - Thurs, 8am - 12pm.
B.) We are Closed 7/1 - 7/5, in observance of the Fourth of July week.
C.) You will be receiving information for SY 24-25 on July 12th via email and Remind!
We can't wait to see you back at VHS, and we know Summer flies by, so please enjoy it the best you can!
~ONE VERRADO~
Scholarship & Workshop Smore
- Please check out Scholarship & Workshop Smore, this is updated weekly with new opportunities.
Counseling Connection at VHS
- Please check out The Counseling Connection, for 4th quarter updates from our counselling department.
Student News Network at VHS 📽️
- Please check out KVHS for video reporting on all things Verrado High School, reported by Verrado High School Students!
Student Journalism at VHS 📰
- Please check out The Viper Times, for digital journalism regarding all things Verrado High School, reported by Verrado High School Students!
Final Forms
Verrado High School and AFUHSD have transitioned to a new athletics clearance system - "Final Forms"
Attached are parent information flyers in both English and Spanish that will assist you with how to create new profiles along with the Final Forms Link. Remember, student athletes cannot participate in any summer workouts or tryouts until they are fully cleared.
Athletic clearances are communicated directly through the Final Forms platform, and it will show you which documents have been approved and which documents have been rejected similar to how it was with Register My Athlete.
Please continue to check Final Forms to check the status of their approvals; the platform will update in real-time as documents are reviewed.
⏰ VHS Front Office Summer Hours ⏰
Over the summer, our front office will be open Monday through Thursday from 8am to Noon. We will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day and the week of the Fourth of July (7/1 to 7/5).
🗓️ 2024 - 2025 Calendar 📆
Remembering the School Year
📰 Viper Times 📰
Skills USA
Our CTE classes won various awards this year!
Stagecraft
Gold Stagecraft Design x4
Bronze Stagecraft Technology x4
Film & TV
Silver Video News x4
Silver Customer Service x1
Gold Opening and Closing Ceremony x7
Gold Digital Cinema x2
Gold Level of Distinction
Graphic Design
Gold Advertising Design x1
Silver Advertising Design x1
Gold Career Pathway Showcase Arts & Comm x3
Engineering
Gold search and Rescue x2
Mike Walker Inducted into the SkillsUSA Hall of Fame
Donna Long Inducted into the SkillsUSA Hall of Fame
29 Medals for Verrado High School
Viper Cheer
Our very own Viper Cheer attended the USA National Cheer competition this year. Both JV and Varsity made it to finals. Varsity earned 6th place in the nation and JV are the NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!
National Student Production Awards
Congratulations to Verrado High Schools' win in the category of "Talent - Performer" for the piece "Project-182." This is the 1st time Verrado or any school in our district has won a National Student Production Award and is the highest achievement a high school filmmaker can get.
Verrado Athletics & Activities Recognition
Verrado Athletics is incredibly proud of our student-athletes and coaches for all of their accomplishments this year! Below you will find awards and accolades from all of our programs this year! Congratulations on a great year representing Verrado Athletics!
Football
1 5A All-Conference 1st Team - Ryan Willey
1 5A All-Conference Honorable Mention - Gunner Gingg
3 5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
6 5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
9 5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention
Volleyball (Girls)
5A Conference Defensive Player of the Year - Rylee Elias
5A Conference 1st Team Hitter - Raechelle Dyskstra
5A Conference 1st Team Libero - Rylee Elias
5A Conference 2nd Team Setter - Makenna Van Hofwegen
5A Desert West Region Player of the Year - Raechelle Dykstra
5A Desert West Region Defensive Player of the Year - Rylee Elias
3 5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
2 5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
2 5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention
Cheer
1st Place - JV Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional I
2nd Place - Varsity Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional I
1st Place - JV Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional II
2nd Place - Varsity Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional II
2nd Place - JV Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional III
2nd Place - Varsity Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional III
1st & 3rd Place - All Girls Stunt USA Virtual Competition
Duel in the Desert - 1 Gold JV, 1 Silver Varsity, All Girls Stunt 1 Silver & 1 Bronze
1st Place JV Show Cheer, Varsity Show Cheer, All Girls Stunt at TSC Sonoran Desert Classic
National Qualifiers: JV Show Cheer & Varsity Show Cheer
1st Place USA National Champions: JV Show Cheer
6th Place USA National Championships: Varsity Show Cheer
Cross Country
8 State Qualifiers: Maryn Wolff, Joseph Melessa, Kevin Pina, Chase Humes, Charles Eutsler, Kameran Crespo, Simunye Huggins, Alekzander Cabatingan
Boys XC - 4th Place AIA Sectional Boys 5K Run Div II Metro
Girls XC - 7th Place AIA Sectional Girls 5K Run Div II Metro
Maryn Wolff - 7th place AIA Sectional Girls 5K Run Div II Metro
Viper Vanguard
1st Place at Millennium ABODA Marching Invitational
1st Place in Auxiliary, Music, General Effects, Visual, and Percussion at Youngker Show Competition
3rd Place at Viper Thunder Classic Invitational
1st Place in Percussion at Viper Thunder Classic Invitational
1st Place in Colorguard at Viper Thunder Classic Invitational
8th Place at ABODA Division II State Finals
9th Place at AZMBA Championships
Swim & Dive
Boys
5th Overall - AIA State Swim & Dive Meet
6th Place Boys 200 Medley Relay
Caleb Whitehorse 13th in 200 Free; 10th in 100 Free
Matthew Raubichaud 6th in ?; 4th in 100 Freestyle
Mason Espy 15th in 50 Free; 5th in 100 Breaststroke
Tillman Douglas 29th in 50 Free
Adriel Velasco 10th in 1M Dive
Owen Machado State Qualifier
3rd in 200 Free Relay
14th in 400 Free Relay
Girls
8th Overall - AIA State Swim & Dive Meet
Camryn Lewis 3rd in 100 Backstroke; 2nd in 50 Free
Laikyn Webster 18th in 200 IM
5th 200 Medley Relay
7th 200 Medley Relay
8th 200 Free Relay
Badminton
5A Division II Team State Qualifier
Brooklyn Smith - Individual State Qualifier in Singles
Mikayla Taylor & Lola Rodriguez - Individual State Qualifier in Doubles
Flag Football
Ranked #15 in the 5A Conference - Inaugural 5A Girls Flag Football State Tournament Qualifier
1 5A All-Conference 2nd Team - Simon Pfitzer
2 5A All-Conference Honorable Mention
3 5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
6 5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
Boys Basketball
5A State Playoff Qualifiers!
5A Desert West Honorable Mention
Amari Fletcher
Christopher Pilato
Girls Basketball
5A Desert West Honorable Mention
Laci Loudon
Adrianna Villagomez
Gisele Wilkinson
Boys Soccer
5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
Jesus Hernandez
5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
Angel Ancira
5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention
Matias Del Moral
Jetson Fiasco
Erik Galindo
Landon Linkey
Antonio Rodriguez
George Watkins
Grant Weniger
Girls Soccer
5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
Ava Huffaker
Annalise Martinez
5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
Samantha Miller
Casey McCorry
Mikayla Taylor
5A Desert West Honorable Mention
Aubrey Campbell
Cristen Compton
Reese Douglass
Jaylin Hiller
Emma Huffaker
Elizabeth Naylor
Allison Rospierski
Noelia Vargas
Sabella Vargas
Wrestling
Jerry Benson Tournament
Branden Jones 126 4th place
Jeramiah Warren 215 8th place
Mariana Sopena 100 8th place
Hannah Cooper 126 6th place
Rebecca Johnsen 152 5th place
Eliza Garcia 185 8th place
Teagan Mckinnie 185 2nd place
Veteran's Memorial Tournament
Jeramiah Warren 215 and HWT undefeated, Most Outstanding Wrestler
Rebecca Johnsen 145 6th place
Maegan Winstanley 165 3rd place
Teagan Mckinnie 185 3rd place
Verrado Tournament
Antonio Larson 106 6th place
Branden Jones 120 4th place
Joel Jurado 132 6th place
Jacob Sim 157 5th place
Kaynen Heng 175 2nd place
Jeramiah Warren 215 Champion
Ella Iranshahr 120 5th place
Catherine Padilla 126 6th place
Hanna Cooper 132 6th place
Teagan Mckinnie 185 5rd place
Eagle Invitational
Jeramiah Warren 215 4th place
Ella Iranshahr 120 6th place
Teagan Mckinnie 185 2nd place
Sectionals
Michael Daye 175 4th place
Justus Ghaster 190 4th place
Jeramiah Warren 215 2nd place
Ella Iranshahr 120 3rd place
Teagan Mckinnie 185 1st place
State
Justus Ghaster 190 6th place
Teagan Mckinnie 185 5th place
Baseball
5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
Bode Acton
Sam Hess
5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
Ranger Knudson
Adrian Imperial
5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention
Braxton Bjur
Aaron Gutierrez
Colton Zacher
Softball
5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team
Abbey Feld
Nevaeh Romero
Kylie Bates
Faith Grabau
5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team
Jill Ryan
Anya Inzauro
Cameron Marchese
Teagan Winberg
Dakota Chazaro
5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention
Madison Allen
Leanna Antillon
Lee Houston
Aariah Solis
Taryn Winberg
Boys Tennis
Section Champions: Div II Section IV
Section Coach of the Year: Donn Duplain
State Qualifiers - Doubles: Jayden Taut & Dallas LeNguyen
Team State Tournament Qualifiers: Rank 12
Girls Tennis
Section Coach of the Year: Chelsea Leoni
Section Player of the Year - Singles: Suri Gonzalez Frias
State Qualifiers - Singles: Suri Gonzalez Frias; Jernigan Dodridge
Team record: 12-1
Boys Volleyball
5A Conference State Tournament Qualifier
5A Central Valley All-Region 1st Team
Jaylen Tolliver
Zach Doerksen
5A Central Valley All-Region 2nd Team
Carson Wakeham
Dayleon Howard
5A Central Valley All-Region Honorable Mention
Cole Doerr
Alex Marrero
Cole Sanders
Track & Field
Boys Track Team Ranking #6 Div II AIA State Championships
AIA State Championships Finalists
Trig Riefkohl - Ranked #4 in Shot Put, Javelin; #5 in Discus
Ryan Willey - Ranked #5 in Shot Put; #7 in Discus
Lambdon Liggans - Ranked #1 in Triple Jump
Aaron Gomez - Ranked #4 in Long Jump
Gisele Wilkinson - Ranked #3 in Shot Put; 10th in Discus
Madalyn Samuel - Ranked #8 in Discus
Bethany Byron - Ranked #7 in High Jump
Gavin Naylor - Ranked #8 in Pole Vault
Landen Wood - Ranked #9 in Pole Vault
Marshal Knox - Ranked #6 in Triple Jump
4x100 Meter Relay - Ranked #6 Jhayden Frye, Owen Wade, Lambdon Liggans, Nadayr Menard
🎓Attention Class of 2025 🎓
Grads Photography is your official yearbook Senior Portrait Photographer.
Please click the link below to schedule your appointment ASAP.
🩴 Free Summer Program🩴
Please see information below about a FREE summer program for female students (age 14-18) from the Athena Valley of the Sun and Grand Canyon University:
Scan the QR Code on the flyer or click this link to sign up!
🥪 Lunch Account Refunds 🍱
If your student will not be attending our district next year due to graduation, relocation, etc. and they have a positive balance on their lunch account we can refund you the balance. Please have their parent/guardian email the following information to: mmachain@aguafria.org:
- Student Name
- Student ID#
- Student School
- Parent Name (check will be made out in parent's name)
- Parent Mailing Address (check will be mailed to this address)
Please keep in mind that lunch refunds can take up to 14 business days. If parents/guardians have any questions, please contact:
Barbara Duncan
AFUHSD Director of Food Service
1481 N. Eliseo Felix Jr. Way
Avondale, AZ 85323
623-932-7009
💼 COUNSELING CORNER 🎓
COUNSELOR INFORMATION
The VHS Counselors want to wish you all a happy and healthy summer break!
The counselors will return to campus in late July. At that time, we have limited availability as we are focused on balancing classes and finalizing every student’s schedule. Student schedules are projected to be available on August 1st; any schedule viewed prior to that are not set and are subject to change.
At the start of the year, there are limited reasons for which a schedule change can be done; you can find this information in the AFUHSD Course Description Book on our district’s website, www.aguafria.org. If you have a change request that fits the district’s guidelines, the process for requesting a change will be shared on or before August 1st.
See you next school year!
Summer resources:
Enrollment/withdraws - Ms. Zavala, rzavala@aguafria.org
Transcript Requests - www.parchment.com
Transcript or Rank Information/Questions - Mrs. Williams, swilliams@aguafria.org
Summer School Information/Questions - 623-932-7106, summerschool@aguafria.org
National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - 988
AZ Teen Lifeline - 602-248-TEEN (8336)
Please click this link, for more information from the counseling team!
📖 Summer Reading Challenge 📖
May 13th - August 26th
Join us this summer with OverDrive’s annual reading program. We’re offering a collection of free, simultaneous-use Ebooks (and select audiobooks) that spans grades K-12. These titles will be available to VHS Students over the summer. Students can access their SORA accounts using their student emails. Please see the information below.
📚 City of Buckeye Summer Reading 📚
We're excited to share information on the Buckeye Public Library Summer Reading Program with you and your children to keep their minds engaged during the break. Please take a moment to learn about the Summer Reading Program. This program is designed to keep your children engaged and learning throughout the summer break so they are ready to hit the ground running when they return to school in the fall. We encourage you and your children to have a great Summer Adventure filled with fun and learning! To learn more click here. (bit.ly/BPL_SRP24) Thank you for your support!
🔅 Summer School 🔅
SUMMER SCHOOL UPDATE
Vipers! The end of this year is closing up on us fast! Summer School sign ups are available. STUDENT ACCOUNTS (Student Chromebook) are the only way to sign up for Credit Recovery Programs. Credit Recovery programs support in MAKING UP LOST CREDITS DUE TO FAILURE OR ATTENDANCE APPEAL. - - -
IN PERSON CREDIT RECOVERY (used to make up credits) has limited seats but gets you IN PERSON support, and the link for the sign in is here, and has been sent to student emails for them to sign up with your support --> https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8851. - - -
ONLINE CREDIT RECOVERY (used to make up credits) is self-paced, and has been sent to students email so they can sign up with your support --> https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8853. - - -
Finally, ORIGINAL CREDIT COURSES (used to get ahead on credits) include Computer Science, and Spanish 1 and must be signed up for ASAP. [COMP SCIENCE -->https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8849] & [SPANISH I --> https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8850].
🌲 Parks and Rec Survey 🌲
Shape the future of our city for your children. Complete the City of Buckeye’s Parks & Rec Master Plan Survey (by May 31) and ensure a brighter tomorrow for your family. Visit PlanBuckeyeParks.com for more information.
🎮 Grand Canyon University Esports Camps 🎮
Click the button below to register.
🏐 Summer Volleyball Clinic 🏐
Click the button below to sign up!
Finish Line to the FAFSA
April marks the "Finish Line to the FAFSA". Please see attached letter and infographic below for more information.
💰 FAFSA is Now Open 💰
Click the photo below or visit FAFSA to apply.
✍🏻 Varsity Tutors 📝
Through our partnership with Varsity Tutors, students have the ability to access online tutoring 24/7. In addition to tutoring, Varsity Tutors offers college and career readiness prep, enrichment classes and much more! Check out the video and flyers below!
Students can access Varsity Tutors through Clever.
24/7 On Demand Tutoring
College and Career Readiness
Enrichment Classes
🤾♂️ Verrado Athletics ⛹️♀️
MESSAGE FROM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Verrado High School and AFUHSD have transitioned to a new athletics clearance system - "Final Forms".
Attached are parent information flyers in both English and Spanish that will assist you with how to create new profiles, access and complete the online forms and upload the required AIA Documents. This includes the 24/25 AIA Physical packet. Remember, student athletes cannot participate in any summer workouts or tryouts until they are fully cleared.
Important - Please note that the Athletic Department will be working diligently to review documents uploaded to Final Forms. Please advise your athletes not to come to the front office regarding athletic clearance questions.
Athletic clearances are communicated directly through the Final Forms platform, and it will show you which documents have been approved and which documents have been rejected similar to how it was with Register My Athlete.
Please continue to check Final Forms to check the status of their approvals; the platform will update in real-time as documents are reviewed.
623-932-7400 x4003
College Depot at Phoenix Public Library
Search our scholarship list by using the scholarship filters below. Search by Monthly Deadlines, Academic Major, Extracurricular Activities, Award and Education Level and more. You can request an appointment to receive assistance searching and applying for scholarships.
💲 Scholarship Opportunities 💲
Please click on the link or button below to view up to date scholarship opportunities for students.
Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)
To contact an ASAP substance abuse team member, please call 602-434-0249 or visit https://www.asapaz.com/. Click on the buttons below for more information on the program.
📅 STUDENT SCHEDULES AND STUDENT FEES 💲
💳 SCHEDULES & FEES 🕑
You will be able to see students schedules in ParentVue & StudentVue
- Can view through the apps in App Store // Google Play Store (Or use the Button Below for Browser Version)
Note: Families in need can complete the Fee Waiver request form and submit it via email or in person to Ryan San Diego at RSanDiego@aguafria.org